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ComEd picks GE, Silver Spring for smart grid pilot

June 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Redwood City, Calif.-based Silver Spring Networks continues to expand in Australia, announcing new partnership with power distributors. Full Story »

Chery Auto drives China’s week of cleantech domination

June 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - China’s largest automaker brings in $425 million in private equity, while a Beijing-based water play heads to the NYSE looking for liquidity, plus we spot 59 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

SMA folds Echelon’s technology into inverters

June 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Deal with subsidiary of Germany's SMA takes LonWorks open technology to make data more accessible and reduce overall solar system costs. Full Story »

Kleiner Perkins hatches stealthy software startup Hara

June 1, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Hara Environmental and Energy Management emerges from stealth mode with environmental and energy management solution, announcing Fortune 500 customer and local municipality. Full Story »

Energy efficiency rules week's cleantech roost

May 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Five startups secure $32 million for efficiency plays in manufacturing, lighting and solar. Details of this, plus we spot 40 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

Extreme makeover: Solar edition?

May 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Developers of new inverters for solar projects lead the week with nearly $30 million in new funding. Details of this, and we spot 35 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Fat Spaniel targets EU solar with SATEL partnership

May 12, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Fat Spaniel teams up with SATEL's Spanish subsidiary for wireless solar monitoring as it seeks to grow its European business. Full Story »

Investors pump up Wind 2.0

April 9, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New technologies in the wind sector and small-scale turbines triggered five deals this week. Details of these and 39 other deals in the cleantech sector. Full Story »

Fire sale continues for some cleantech firms

March 19, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - More solar and biofuel companies sell their assets on the cheap. Details of this, and we spot 51 deals this week. Full Story »

More deals, fewer dollars for cleantech in '09?

December 19, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - U.S. venture capitalists predict that cleantech will be the only sector that won't see a decline in 2009. Full Story »
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